Gentle readers, I know that all of you know that I am a little bit crazy. I am not crazy as in The Crazy, but I am slightly nuts. Many people feel more comfortable with more politically correct, diagnostic terms. The fitting ones would be Bipolar Affective Disorder type II. This means I'm more mood swingy than average. You all already knew that, ( Read more... )

It has hit me that I am leaving for Florence very soon. I'm not too nervous, but I am feeling a bit sad. I am going to miss you all.

I wasted four hours arguing with insurance for nothing today. Apparently they think that I am going to sell my birth control pills on the streets of Italy. psh ( Read more... )

I have a recital. It's on Saturday. That is: Mar.7, 8 p.m., Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford. Admissions you ask? Free free free. That's right, you have NO EXCUSE not to come.

I'll be singing works by Faure, Debussy, Chausson, Tosti, and, of course, both of the Schumanns.
My buddy, Josh, will be playing for me as well as two Rachmaninoff etudes- ( Read more... )

So excited for callbacks today! Everyone that we have invited is incredibly good. It looks like casting is not going to be a big fight! I'm just incredibly happy ( Read more... )

Hello everyone ( Read more... )

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well, let's see.
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Count how many you have read.
3) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them.
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I mean, that's really all I can say. So right before the conventions, my old APUSH teacher added me on Facebook. "Cool," I thought, "Mr. Schneider is a pretty happening dude. I bet he's got a super killer page. Plus, awww cute baby!" Then I stalked him a bit and found out that he was heading off to be a delegate at the DNC. "Super awesome!" I ( Read more... )

Dear Rabbi Schulman ( Read more... )

I am so envious of the relationships I see other people have with their parents. I am jealous of my friends who complain that their parents commit the cardinal sin of calling them every night to check in on them. I want a mother who insists upon coming to the airport to pick me up from a week long trip.

Maybe it's just that I only see other people ( Read more... )